# \*\*\* SDMB Live coverage, VP Debate. 10/04/2016 \*\*\* **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 1, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354 "2016-10-01T13:33:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/161 "2016-10-05T02:24:49Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > A personal faith question? How f’ing stupid. Agreed. A time wasting softball. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/162 "2016-10-05T02:25:41Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > A personal faith question? How f’ing stupid. Pence will be able to call Kaine out for his evil, Pope-kissin’ ways! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/163 "2016-10-05T02:25:50Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > What’s all this Pence stuff about rebuilding the military, “rebuild our nuclear forces” ? “Our Navy is as small as it was in 1916?” > > Are we in a nuclear arms race I haven’t heard about? > > What does he want to do with new boats, play with them in the bathtub? It’s the 21st fucking century! He’s from the Marco " I don’t understand how high tech has improved the performance of our military compared to 100 years ago" Rubio School of Congressional Idiocy. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/164 "2016-10-05T02:25:56Z")
That _could_ have led into Pence’s abortion record. But Kaine let it go. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/165 "2016-10-05T02:26:45Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > That _could_ have led into Pence’s abortion record. But Kaine let it go. Pence is bring it up on his own. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/166 "2016-10-05T02:27:07Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > That _could_ have led into Pence’s abortion record. But Kaine let it go. Pence is bringing it up himself. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/167 "2016-10-05T02:27:10Z")
hopefully this easy lob question is the last of the night. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/168 "2016-10-05T02:27:24Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > That _could_ have led into Pence’s abortion record. But Kaine let it go. Pence will rectify that by turning this softball question into an attack. What a shitheel. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/169 "2016-10-05T02:27:57Z")
Oh wow, Pence is going into the gutter here. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/170 "2016-10-05T02:28:07Z")
My take is that Pence has the better demeanor, but Kaine has the stronger position. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/171 "2016-10-05T02:28:11Z")
“How can anyone disagree and still be just as holy as me?” ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/172 "2016-10-05T02:29:03Z")
And Kaine turns it around nicely, bringing up Trump’s idiotic “punish the sluts” stance. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/173 "2016-10-05T02:29:58Z")
The fact-checkers will not be kind to Pence. “No, Trump didn’t say what he said!” once again. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/174 "2016-10-05T02:30:02Z")
“He’s not a polished politician, he doesn’t say what he means?” Yes Pence, that just killed your night. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/175 "2016-10-05T02:30:23Z")
It’s getting good: “He’s not a polished politician” “that Mexican thing again” ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/176 "2016-10-05T02:30:42Z")
Timmy really ought to bring up Mikey’s record. It’s horrific. Purvy Patel. Jailed, 20 year sentence ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/177 "2016-10-05T02:30:52Z")
Not too impressed with the way either of them are refusing to answer the moderator’s actual questions. Pence bringing up the Foundations was a major error given recent disclosures. I foresee a commercial very soon where Pence is pictured saying “Virtually all of it goes to charity” followed by a list of the questionable political donations that were reported today. Kaine interrupts too much and Pence has the very unenviable job of saying “insult-driven campaign” when every word of Trump’s is well documented. Don’t think this is going to change anybody’s mind, though. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/178 "2016-10-05T02:31:00Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > It’s getting good: > > “He’s not a polished politician” > > “that Mexican thing again” Yes, be dismissive of Trump insulting a major demographic. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/179 "2016-10-05T02:31:08Z")
Yeah, Pence is capsizing here at the very end… ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354/180 "2016-10-05T02:32:44Z")
As I said, Kaine looks like the smart one now. And it looks like it’s Pence’s bedtime. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-vp-debate-10-04-2016/767354.md?page=10)